BLI AC6000 WITH SMOKE REVIEW

[@choochoo3985]

I see a negative comment about smoke being child like, but this hobby is the child coming out. Smell is the greatest memory jogger there is and I love the memory of steam engines, diesel fumes and creosote.Let the smoke begin. I still love my S gauge American Flyer Hudson from 1951 when I received it for Christmas and still have it and it smokes.

[@ThePaulv12]

Just like the prototype, we can now have particulate matter in our lungs when playing trains.

[@brockkrenke791]

I have a non smoke version. I absolutely LOVE IT. Awesome pulling power and great sound

[@SuperWHIZZO]

Is there a vaping version for the more health conscious amongst us ?

[@jlwii2000]

+SuperWHIZZO haha! I don't think so. I do like the smell of some vape flavors though.

[@AJDeere]

lmao they need to add a diesel smell to it now

[@epiccsx]

@@AJDeere there are some brands of smoke fluid that are Diesel Scented

[@fredtedstedman]

what about those little tablet "smoke bombs" you used to get to kill greenfly in the greenhouse ? make a roomfull of dense white smoke , ALCO style . Wales UK.

[@michaelgmoore5708]

I like it the way it is. Super realistic

[@rayadamson9859]

I was watching the smoke coming out and noticed that when you was changing from one speed step to the next it looked like gear shifting when someone uses a clutch vehicle. Just watch it in your video. I think it is cool looking like that.

[@mikewhite767]

hi jlwii2000, because of your video I had to go to my local train shop and get me a up ac6000cw locomotive with smoke. I love up locomotives and collect other road names too, thanks for showing us this review of broadwaylimitedimport models.

[@epiccsx]

Wow, I did not know any hobby stores carried this product

[@HustleMuscleGhias]

I'll buy one when BLI has a simulated turbo charger explosion. Otherwise, that amount of smoke would be great if the model was an Alco.

[@seaboardspastic]

Get smoke fluid and give it a light black dye.

[@Train2589]

I like that it has the smoke unit, it's just i won't get one because of the sound. Doesn't sound anywhere NEAR to a GE FDL power plant. Heck, it sounds like they reused the sound files that their old Blue LIne GE u-boats came with.

[@jessedax7333]

Hi James! Very good demo!! I came back to this 'cause I was looking at the re- released AC6OOO in P3. Wanted to see the details demo and detailed it is! Thank you! Cheers!

[@choochoo3985]

Cool how the smoke increases with each increase in steps.

[@amittrains3736]

Nice review. Just wanted to ask, what tracks are those we see in this video ? Thanks ....Amit

[@55nimrod55]

James it was me who made you the greatest reviewer! After years of extensive and exhaustive research including computer analysis of every model railroad review on KZbin you received the highest score. elr2141979 your final score placed you at #1,013 on the top reviewers list.

[@jlwii2000]

+IBStevieB Lol you're funny man. I appreciate the vote of confidence. I don't know it all but it's hard to when I review so many different scales, types, eras, etc. It's all the put more information out there.

[@flagman515]

James, thanks for your great review's. It's great to see a product in action before you buy. Remember, ignore the haters, they can't stand that!

[@epiccsx]

I once used the Broadway limited smoke fluid for my steam train and I had 2 tubes of it but it’s been empty for years and I still have the tube lol and now I got some new smoke fluid but it's a different brand, but I got some new BLI smoke fluid since my local hobby store carries it!

[@ScottDowneywoundedbear]

Great review. I really like the option to use smoke. I think more manufactures should put it their loco's.Scott

[@HARPO1ME]

Cool Like it Man Thanks for sharing! Think you can get scented fluid for the smoke units that will work .Had some a wile back that smelled like pine trees..Added a bit more realism to the layout since it had some forest modeled .Wonder if that smoke unit with the fan it has can be purchased separately for other projects??

[@epiccsx]

Probably not, BLI has a limited supply of parts and they say they must be used as a replacement part for a BLI product, but I think Bachmann sells them separately, you can also custom make one

[@danielalston6857]

@jlwii2000 I enjoyed this review of the AC6000 with smoke. I just hope that they have an undecorated version for my freelanced DLLTA Railway.

[@jlwii2000]

+Daniel Alston If they don't do undec ones look on the broadway limited clearance page on their main website, sometimes they have good deals and you can strip the paint from a decorated unit.

[@ArantiusVulpes]

also some up units do have flashing ditch lights some of the SP and former SP units have it.

[@tator05]

Wish they could have gotten the sound of the HDL even remotely close to what the real one sounds like!

[@triggerfish09]

tator05 j

[@treehugger1640]

When they record. It’s like in the engine bay. They need a 3rd person outside recording . A lot have this problem . Or even inside the cab sound . Ew. Lol

[@TheSupradude26]

I'd like to see how smokey the train room gets with a consist of 5 or 6 of these things pulling hard haha. Does anyone make smoke that is actually dark grey or black like the real ones? That would be cool..

[@JamesRegiersModels]

Good review. Smoke is a neat idea, though there definitely seem to be some pitfalls. The volume of smoke the model puts out seems a bit excessive, almost like a turbo charger fire (common with GEs, I suppose). It seems too easily blown around by the air conditioning, so it doesn't really quite respond to direction of travel. Gas volume and expansion is difficult to scale effectively, I suppose. Of course, I may just be biased after a bad experience with a failing Lionel smoke unit left the basement putrid and uninhabitable for days when I was 8.

[@jlwii2000]

+JRegier80 Wow really? That had to be nasty to have your basement filled with O scale burnt smoke. Yuck. Thanks for the insight, I agree the AC will blow the smoke around a bit. Even though it's my utility room It is air conditioned and heated.

[@epiccsx]

Wow, much have been bad! My BLI AC6000 I guess had a failing smoke unit too (lol) because it would put out a burnt smelling smoke and I had to get warranty repairs

[@jbs3096]

Thanks James. Ordered mine last night

[@ModalTrains4884]

Only a few of the locomotives I’ve been on working for UP actually have flashing ditch lights. These are the old SP units that have that. Otherwise very prototypical. Cool looking engine I’ve had my eyes on buying one once I have the money for my layout

[@flanker23]

HI , you did not look at the oversized grab irons on top of front CAB windows. I GOT the CSX units which has them in Yellow color, and so the oversize and thik grab iron just pop out. I end up replacing mine with finer grab Iron(custom made). please comment Previous runs of AC6000 has correct size top grab irons.

[@agankachu09]

Would you be able to tell us or mention in your next film clip the speed it is going at - relative to its scale? The fastest speed relative to scale. Thanks

[@motorwings1]

Thanks for the awesome review and CSX love, the jerky movement is something that is present even on the fullsize locomotives when I operate. But the smoke feature is awesome wish there was a way to add color to the smoke I will be getting a few for my layout.

[@bhigdaddymark]

Hey James, as usual great review! I've been away from your channel since the Amtrak Acela review. I did see that you were building a new layout (I guess you finally moved, congrats is this new layout larger, smaller than the previous layout or the same size?), so I'll have to back track to get caught up. It's too bad that none of the manufacturers have come up with the prototypical BLACK smoke to offer, perhaps that's down the road. If you remember, I desire to build a NYC subway layout so when MTH finally releases their new HO scale (I have 8 sets of their various O scale subway models) subway sets, I hope that you'll do a review. If you still have a church on your layout, I still have organ music for it to be piped in!

[@DarkLordDagon]

Hi, your layout is really nice! I love the way your track looks...what track brand do you use with black rails and white cross beams? thx love to know a breakdown of your layouts to mimic. How reliable is your electrical connections, No derail, etc especially on turnouts....thx By the way I bought two of these, actually this year's models....love smoke and other eye and ear candy...used your reviews to make my purchases. thx keep up the great reviews!

[@UnionPacific-gg9jn]

That’s random

[@PeterCPRail8748]

Very nice unit. The 6000s are my favs. Wish someone would finally make them in N scale.

[@epiccsx]

BLI has some of those in N Scale currently

[@byates59]

AWESOME smoke unit for HO! Thanks!

[@jlwii2000]

+Bill Yates Thanks for watching!

[@michaelh.massey1247]

Hello James I admire your KZbin channel and videos of the new models and reviews I have noticed that you point out the flashing ditch light on the Union Pacific locomotives and that I'd share with you fact if you hadn't known but when Union Pacific merged in with Southern Pacific and started painting the SP units into UP scheme SP had flashing ditch light but UP would sometime over see the change and leave them be so just suggest if you have a UP with flashing lights like this AC unit that it's a former SP unit in UP coating

[@akr3985fan]

James I'm going to hit ya up with a Question that some may or may not have asked why has a Manufacture not added lights down along the Steps or under the Frame of HO engines my Dad asked me that on my N scale which is smaller than HO and would be hard to mount but on HO I would think it would be and easier Feet to do) O and on the Lights it begs me to wonder when we are going to see Manufactures come out with the Blue tint style headlights with Cars like Ford going to these expensive headlights and some Truck Companies and Owner operators wonder when U.P. and others will move over to them.. Thanks for your Time..AKR best of the best Videos out on the Tube

[@ATSF104]

James, Just FYI for your viewers. PTC would not be correct for this locomotive in this particular number. UP 7545 was renumbered to UP 6932 on March 31, 2009. As of 3/2015 the 6932 still did not have PTC installed. You are correct that a UP AC60CW would have PTC, just not in this earlier number series. This particular BLI model is correct for modelers doing Dec 17, 1998 to March 31, 2009. Hope this adds a little something extra.

[@tsgmultimedia]

+ATSF104 Not to mention someone might want to let BLI know that UP ditch lights do not flash like that. :D

[@kenworthcustomlogisticstru8096]

What function is for the start up and shut down

[@HunterJohnson-yk4ii]

what is the app called can you get on golleg play store

[@Scolagiaco1]

I noticed you cant turn off the ditchlights like you can on the previous versions...

[@leeclarke2743]

This video is five years old now, just wondering how locos with smoke turned out? because in the UK the first manufacturer has announced a production model for next year reasonably priced, but no working model to show, I like the idea but skeptical about it, ..... especially as the manufacturer recently had to re-call some DCC water towers which were blowing up in little kid's faces due to Chinese manufacturing with sub-standard electronics 🌈😷🇬🇧

[@derekonxbox]

In the US its a big thing over here. BLI (Broadway Limited Imports) MTH and Lionel all offer smoking steam and diesel locomotives, and for the steamers, they have the option for "smoking whistle" and the smoke is synchronized to the chuffing rate. Even Bachmann offer some cheap rudimentary smoke especially on their cheap DC steam locomotives. BLI, MTH and Lionel offer the option to switch off the smoke unit if you wish to run w/o it. Granted i've heard some problems with BLI smoke units but I've heard that's more of a DCC problem related with their Paragon 3 decoders then the actual unit itself.

[@judahrice]

I want one. Maybe I'll get one in UP. Might get a BLI GEVO too...

[@epiccsx]

I already did that lol

[@zaga416]

Good video thank you.I have the cxs ac6000 and the smoke is very low and sometimes it doesn't even smoke is there a setting that I get more smoke coming out , I have it on factory setting also I'm running it on digitrax dcs52, I just changed to dcc if that helps, I really will appreciate anyone with tips

[@WhiteRiverRails]

Awesome review!! I love those ac6000's! I really want one of the new ones with the smoke in the CSX Yn2 Scheme.

[@jlwii2000]

+BNSFguy 617 Thanks man!

[@maxanddad1]

I have two of these in CSX paint and they are awesome!

[@nickgrandy3098]

good review...just a heads up, unless they changed something you don't have to move the loco to get the sound feature going...just use the start up sequence on your throttle...as far as the smoke feature is concerned...i think it's way to much smoke for a diesel...I'm sure it's hard to replicate the real thing but when was the last time you saw such a heavy stream coming from a diesel...bli is still my choice for everything included locos...in fact i have a paragon3 es44ac (i think thats model) ns horse head scheme on order for March of 2016...not real interested in the smoke part but the rolling thunder feature, good God it appears to be amazing...can't wait!!...to bad I'll be staring at the receiver kit I'll be getting next month for so long before using it...anyway...been following your vids for a couple years now...keep up the good work...

[@thebat6900]

thats awesome i have one in csx yn3 with the smoke tho i havnet had a chance to run it yet heres a question how long will the smoke fluid last one applciation of it time wise thanks.

[@epiccsx]

I would say 20-25 minutes

[@popps2502]

Are there anyway to darken the smoke.

[@ReadingAreaRailfan]

I wish the smoke would come shoot out as a small amount. The way ut drafts out makes it look like someone dropped their juel into it l

[@bengaltiger1982]

I like this locomotive. Thank You james for review it.

[@piaprods]

that smoke looks real

[@donaldmoore8920]

Can you put smoke in other diesel locomotives for example Athearn Tunnel motor?????

[@epiccsx]

Probably

[@brockkrenke791]

Just picked up a UP Building America non smoke version from spring creek model trains for $240

[@zwmrailfan]

YOU ARE NOT AN IDIOT YOU ARE AN INTELLIGENT MAN

[@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606]

I wish they could make a black smoke oil because white smoke coming out of a Diesel engine isn't a good thing it looks like it is burning lubricant

[@mhall914]

Nice video. Curious, did you change the smoke cv's prior to the review? Mine doesn't smoke nearly as much as yours does in this video.

[@epiccsx]

It may also depend on which smoke fluid you use, some create a larger smoke output than others

[@assemblyguy3873]

Sweet! I have been looking at this engine for a while and wondered how good it was. Thanks!

[@ArantiusVulpes]

thats one smokey UP unit with the smoke units

[@RyanTheRailfan]

Are you gonna be doing another give away soon?

[@ReadingAreaRailfan]

I wish the smoke would billow out of it lightly insywad of lightly drafting out iy doesnt look right

[@danielalston6857]

Thanks jwii2000. looking forward to more of those reviews.

[@RyanTheRailfan]

Can you run the locomotive without smoke fluid?

[@ginogalante7586]

Yes

[@epiccsx]

Only if you have the smoke unit turned off **NOTE: NEVER OPERATE THE SMOKE UNIT WITHOUT SMOKE FLUID**

[@cpufreak101]

yeah, not too big a fan of the smoke on this model, almost looks like it's running without any piston rings

[@georgeferrer23]

james, nice review and love your layout. let me know when you want to come to florida, to help me with mines. that will be cool lol. i have a youtube video of my layout. its horrible next to yours.

[@bhigdaddymark]

+George Ferrer Hey George I'm in Florida, come help me with my layout please lol. Well at least you have a layout setup, it'll look better as you continue your building. Me, I've got tables that need to be set up on the legs before I can even start building so you're ahead of the game. Good luck with your layout!

[@georgeferrer23]

Lol its been hard trying to get it going but getting there. And thanks.

[@georgeferrer23]

bhigdaddymark were in florida u live?

[@bhigdaddymark]

+George Ferrer Hey George, I'm in BORElando, I mean Orlando that fake city (albeit beautiful) in central Florida. Where are you?

[@georgeferrer23]

Used to live in orlando but now live in deltona.

[@dajavu71]

is it a deisel or lpg loco ?

[@trevorgwelch7412]

Does this come in Hybrid Brass ????

[@sunvillestructuresandscene2527]

keep up the good work. I appreciate your effort and the time u spend producing these vids. how can u afford it?? :)

[@sranew3413]

What kind of horn is on that train?

[@epiccsx]

K5LA

[@williamsquires3070]

They (meaning BLI) should have put out an Alco C636 with smoke; more prototypical! :)

[@michaelmcgrew6590]

hey jlwii...how is it going buddy....is this the paragon 2 or 3

[@epiccsx]

Paragon2

[@gp3yt]

Nice review - appreciate how you brought out @ 8:50-9:00 the power on and start up. Very cool how the number boards go on with track power, and white/yellow-tinge leds vs bluish-tinge of the previous...but not so cool (or prototypical) the herky-jerky start of how the loco has to be "moving" before you hear engine start/idle. Even the Econami DCC system gives you engine start/idle. I'd much rather lose the smoke feature for better fidelity of prototypical performance IMHO. [In My Humble Opinion]

[@Conrailfan2596]

Can you review a bowser u25b

[@EPSGplayer]

How many Diesel engines and locomotives do you have in total?!!! Individually they are NOT cheap, that must be at least a $5000 collection

[@alexander1485]

still think you should say "notches"

[@andrewstrainstuff1773]

Do you have digitrax or nce ?

[@epiccsx]

I think NCE

[@tedc5387]

I would like to get one these locomotives but they are too expensive for me.

[@Rothnorthon1]

Looks like a real GE

[@UnionPacific-gg9jn]

Really nice model I want one now

[@billrundell2097]

The ac6000 both dc and dcc?

[@SirRobbins]

yes, they all have duel decoder functions to run DC and DCC

[@epiccsx]

They only come equipped with DCC and sound, but they will operate in DC and DCC layouts

[@theodoreeichhorn3397]

more history on products being reviewed would help.

[@AmtrakTBL]

Great review!

[@rocawjayz6fd20012]

GREAT REVIEW james better the erl2141979's keep the reviews coming bro

[@adamserafin5707]

Dude LED'S ARE NOT SERIOUS! Mechanical or electrical issues are serious. Blue LED'S ARE KIND OF PROTOTYPICAL A BIT IF THE RR is using Halogen light bulbs IN THESE MODERN LOCOS that has a sort or blue white tone to them since they burn so hot and then reflect off a SILVER mirror.I know you do not like them ,but for accuracy of your review you mention serious when it really is.

[@JCB4010]

Love your scenery

[@eduardovaccari2081]

show ainda vou ter uma dessa

[@jaganmohansongala5694]

Bro what is that train code

[@montyvox0510]

Too bad it has QSI sound in it- Not a fan of QSI. But I like the looks of the model.

[@calebeaster4094]

It has paragon 2, not QSI

[@BIDuniversalinfo]

Excellent video!

[@alainetfredmacke9004]

Does it smell diesel too lol!!

[@epiccsx]

Some smoke fluid brands offer theirs in a diesel scent

[@alexander1485]

now there are no more.... they have been derated to 4400 hp...

[@BNSFREVIVAL1]

Just sad.

[@RodimusPrime]

Just picked up one of these, disappointed with the sound, lazy attempt at the prime mover, dull LEDs and they didnt even bother to cover the cab door, it blinks on f2 from the light bleed through. They got us because its the only AC6000 made, there is no alternative

[@jeffyoung1349]

Amazing, just needs to be darker brown black smoke, it just looks like cigarette smoke

[@farmerdave7965]

All my locos smoke and I don't even have to add smoke fluid.

[@epiccsx]

Which ones do you have?

[@jamesramos4266]

The smoke is cool, but it's just not scale. Your layouts looking good...

[@jlwii2000]

+James Ramos thanks, I've got several other scenes in the works.

[@hamtrak_p42dcamtrak67]

This sounded familiar oh yeah I have a csx the same 623

[@TonyFleetwood]

its funny, they should have made an alco with a smoke unit instead! lol

[@tylersebring380]

great video

[@juancarlosbarriosdevia3982]

very nice

[@BobEHildenbrandJr]

Awesome!!!

[@geraldgreen5371]

Nice.

[@bobjohnson6371]

Nice unit, not to impressed with the smoke. Thanks for the review, and nice job.

[@douglasskaalrud6865]

The manufacturers continue to emphasize weight and how much a road locomotive can pull but that’s not very important when you’re running trains of 50 cars or less and what’s more, how many modelers run trains with one road locomotive? Put the money into proving handrails that don’t look like they’ve been bent up on an engine that’s been wrecked in a derailment. Lose some weight and use metal stanchions and handrails instead.

[@oxolotleman7226]

I thought the sturdiness of the bendy handrails was funny. I guess I'm just used to thick wire handrails.

[@dean6384]

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